Rector Prof. Dr. Ursula M. Staudinger
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Responsibilities
The Rector heads TU Dresden and is the university's representative in the public domain. She is the Chairperson of the Extended University Executive Board and determines the strategy guiding the university's research and teaching. The Rector is elected by the Extended Senate for a term of five years.
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| since 08/2020 | Rector of TU Dresden |
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| 2018 - 07/2020 | Professor for Sociomedical Sciences / Columbia Aging Center / Columbia University (New York) |
| 2013 - 2018 | Founding Director of the Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University (New York) / Director of the International Longevity Center (ILC) / Robert N. Butler Endowed Chair and Professor of Psychology |
| 2003 - 2013 | Professor and Vice President of Jacobs University Bremen / Founding Dean of the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development |
| 1999 - 2003 | Professor of Psychology / TU Dresden |
| 1997 | Habilitation (Psychology) / FU Berlin |
| 1992 - 1999 | Group Leader / Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education |
| 1988 - 1992 |
Research Scientist / Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin |
| 1988 | PhD (Psychology) / FU Berlin |
| 1978–1984 | Studies of Psychology / Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Clark University (Massachusetts) |
| 08/2019 | Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, N |
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| 03/2012 | University of Queensland, Brisbane, AUS |
| 05-07/2003 | Stanford University, CA, USA |
| 03/2000 | University of Florida, Gainsville, FL, USA |
| 2017 | Seneca Medal Honouring internationally significant scientific achievements in the field of aging research / Industrieclub Düsseldorf |
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| 2014 | Braunschweig Research Prize Honouring internationally outstanding interdisciplinary research results in technical, life and cultural sciences / City of Braunschweig and the Association ResearchRegion Braunschweig e. V. |
| since 2015 | Fellow New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) |
| 2014, 2017, 2019 | Nobel Prize Dialogue, Keynote Speaker Stockholm, Seoul, Berlin |
| since 2014 | Fellow Gerontological Society of America (GSA) |
| since 2014 | Member Academia Europaea, The Academy of Europe |
| since 2011 | Fellow Association for Psychological Science (APS) |
| 2007 - 2017 | Vice President & Foreign Secretary National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
| 2008-2010 | President German Psychological Society DGPs |
| 2006 - 2008 | Vice President German Psychological Society DGPs |
| since 2002 | Member National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina |
| since 2019 | Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research on the Economics of Ageing (CREA) / Singapore Management University / Singapore |
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| since 2018 | Affiliate Faculty Member/ Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute / Columbia University |
| since 2018 | Member / Scientific Board of the Einstein Center for Population Diversity / Berlin |
| since 2016 | Chairperson / Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Population Research |
Team and contact details
© Michael Kretzschmar
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
Postal address:
Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat
01062 Dresden
Parcel address:
Technische Universität Dresden Rektorat Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
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Advisor to the Rector
NameDr. Mareen Czekalla
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Rector's Office
Rector's Office
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, room 217 Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
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Advisor to the rector
NameRachel Ahrens
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Rector's Office
Rector's Office
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, room 217 Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
Rector's Office
NameMonique Scholz
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Rector's Office
Rector's Office
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, room 308 Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
Rector's Office
NameLoreen Adler
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Rector's Office
Rector's Office
Visiting address:
Rektoratsgebäude, room 308 Mommsenstraße 11
01069 Dresden
The Academic Committees team supports the work of the Senate and the Rectorate, university elections as well as memberships of TU Dresden. In addition, the Academic Commitees team is the point of contact for regulatiory questions from all levels of university governance units and student affairs.
Tasks
- Supervision of the University Committees Senate, Extended Senate, Senate Commissions and Rectorate Commissions
- Support of advisory activities between the representatives of the member groups of the Senate and the university management
- Monitoring of Rectorate meetings
- Elaboration of regulations, approval tests for regulations of the institutes and faculties as well as advice with regard to preparation
- University awards, call for award nominations
- Supervision and implementation of University Committee elections
- Student affairs
- TU Dresden memberships in national and international committees and organisations
- Supervision of procedures granting TU Dresden membership rights
- Responsibility for the DFG Review Board Election of the respective voting centre
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Matters of Protocol (e.g. visits of state guests, honorary doctorates, ...) if the University Executive Board is involved
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Events directly related to the Rector (including ceremonial inauguration, enrollment ceremony, summer party, awarding of honorary pins and medals, ...)
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General advice on protocol issues
Academic Committees
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Head of Academic Committees Coordination
Organisation of the Committee / Senate / Regulations and Commissions
Heike Marhenke
Tel. +49 351 463-34399
Office
Kathrin Krell
Tel.: +49 351 463-35109
Staff members
Elections / Memberships / Tenders / Prizes / Student Affairs
Mandy Dziubanek
Tel.: +49 351 463-37068
Office Central Committees
Annett Schleßiger
Tel. +49 351 463-33546
Protocol/Event Management University Executive Board
Christine Milkau
Tel.: +49 351 463-42612
Appointment Officer of the Rector | Team Leader
NameKathrin Dietzmann
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Visiting address:
Günther-Landgraf-Bau, room 6-119 Mommsenstraße 15
01067 Dresden
The University Development Division is responsible for the various facets of strategic development, planning and controlling at TU Dresden. It is currently headed by the Rector on an interim basis.
For more information visit the website of The University Development Division.
© Michael Kretzschmar
Dr. Andreas Heinen
Advisor Foundraising and University-aniversary 2028
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